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Living in our strengths and passions to make the world a better place is ultimately satisfying. Under this category, we talk about how to align our lives with our strengths, passions, values and life experience. In short, we talk about how to live our calling.

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Fake Solutions

I see it all over the place, and I’ve done it myself. We apply fake solutions to a problem. The trouble is that the fake solution often appears to work for a while. So we think we’ve got it worked out, until suddenly the fake solution stops working, or it creates unintended consequences. What am […]

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His Face Lit Up

I got a chance to visit with some long time friends this last week. One of these friends had just recently gotten a new job and I was struck by his whole demeanor when he talked about it. His face lit up. The Friend You might think that this is just a natural result of […]

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The Impact Hour: Share Your Message

This week’s show is all about sharing your message with the world. Click here to listen to the recording. You have something valuable to share with people. Maybe it’s a life lesson you’ve learned that other people need to hear. If you could share a message with the world, what would it be? We dive […]

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When a Calling Doesn’t Work Out

What if you’ve had a dream to do a specific thing to make a difference but it doesn’t work out? Circumstances change, opportunities evaporate, and you don’t know what to do. There’s something you can do to help move forward and not be stuck. When you have thoroughly explored your passions, it opens up a […]

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The Impact Hour: Passionate Pursuits

We are rockin’ our fourth episode of the The Impact Hour talking about your passions. We talk about why it’s so important to be passionate about your life’s legacy. You can listen to the episode here. Our radio show is now available as a podcast. You can find The Impact Hour on iTunes, Google Play Music, […]

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What Kind of Person Are You?

What kind of person stands in front of crowds and shares his dream to change a nation’s discrimination culture? What kind of person will go rescue abandon babies in India and give them a place to live? What kind of person will spend their weekends and evenings mentoring others? Are these kinds of people born […]

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Game-Show Interactions

I grew up learning a certain style for interpersonal interactions. It was so pervasive that I didn’t even notice it. I thought it was normal, and I didn’t even know there was a different way. Sometimes it still is the only style of interaction I have with certain people. Sometimes the other person is driving the […]

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Impact Hour: Change the Person

The 3rd episode of our radio show, The Impact Hour, is here! This episode called Change the Person can be found here. In this episode we talk about what it looks like to make a deep level change in people. We are joined by special guest, Scott Pullan, of Klemmer and Associates. Scott shares his […]

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No Positive Impact Guarantee

No role has a guaranteed positive impact. Even teachers have no such guarantee. They’ll likely have an impact alright. But it’s actually possible for a teacher to have a negative impact. I got to thinking about this when I very briefly talked to a lady at a community event. I had a table representing Simply Great […]

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Stop Doing Good Stuff

Why settle for doing good stuff when you could be doing something great? Good stuff is easy. It’s readily accessible. There are opportunities all around vying for your support. You can, for example: write a check to the American Cancer Society volunteer at a homeless shelter give canned food to the postal carrier’s food drive […]

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